My Torn Dance Card

With his third book of poetry, David James offers a tribute to all of the loss and love contained in one fully lived life, painting a complex picture of the human experience. MY TORN DANCE CARD is a rich and varied collection that explores the spectrum of emotions surrounding aging and mortality. “I return to David James to be nourished by the casual depth and characteristic wit abundant in his work. ... ‘Those who live from this moment on, win,’ this book says. And I believe every word.” —Robert Fanning, author of AMERICAN PROPHET “These are sobering, human poems that guide us to make living choices, punch-drunk choices, as we waltz our way out of ‘this glorious world.’” —Dennis Hinrichsen, author of RIP-TOOTH "A nimble, emboldening, breath-catching, sumptuous collection for which thanks and praise are fitting." —Thomas Lynch, author of THE UNDERTAKING

• The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water
• The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
• They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
• Detroit '67
• We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories